Category Archives: 9/11 Injuries
9/11-Related Lawsuits Against Terrorists
Filing a 9/11-related lawsuit against a terrorist organization may seem like a vain effort. But such litigation may in fact be an important part of our national healing process. Since those tragic events more than 12 years ago, several civil lawsuits have been initiated against terrorist organizations as well as banks suspected of providing funding […]
Beware of 9/11 Early Payment Programs
As many claimants continue to await payments from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, some ailing first responders and other victims are becoming increasingly desperate because they need the payments for their medical bills and living expenses. Some companies have responded to this need by offering to float advance payment of VCF benefits to victims […]
Major 9/11 Negligence Lawsuits
The events of 9/11 resulted in a flurry of legal activity by victims and their families. In addition to the lawsuits against the organizations and financiers connected to the attacks, there have also been numerous personal injury lawsuits based on the premise that the negligence of certain parties either allowed the attacks to occur or […]
How Extensive Was the WTC Dust Cloud — And Who Is Eligible for 9/11 Compensation?
Just how far did the toxic dust from the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11 travel? Satellite images show the dust cloud trailing from Lower Manhattan across Brooklyn and into the Long Island Sound, which provides some idea of the pervasiveness of the asbestos fibers, crushed cement, lead, copper, fiberglass and other dangerous […]
What Were the Toxic Substances in the 9/11 World Trade Center Dust?
If there is a single image of what happened on September 11, 2001 in New York City, it is the still-standing World Trade Center (WTC) towers burning with a trail of smoke pouring out of what had to be unimaginable horror inside. But a full dozen years after the towers fell, the dust cloud from […]
What Digestive Disorders Resulted from the 9/11 Attacks?
The death toll of those who died on September 11, 2001 is believed to have been 2,606 in the World Trade Center twin towers, plus passengers in the two airplanes that struck the buildings. In addition to this intense tragedy and loss, the cloud of toxic dust that surviving police, firemen, emergency workers, office workers […]
Lung Injuries Resulting from the 9/11 Attacks
In the moments, days, weeks and months following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in 2001, clouds of dust enveloped Lower Manhattan. As the debris was cleared from the site, that same dust found its way to the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. Thousands of first responders inhaled this dust, […]
Yes, World Trade Center (WTC) Dust Contained Asbestos
In the immediate aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001, the clouds of dust created an unforgettable image of horror, destruction and death. Buildings that had defined the New York City skyline for decades were gone, with something truly sinister replacing them. First responders, neighbors and those lucky […]
Time Capsule Honors the Fallen
Twenty-five years from now — when no one under the age of 40 has personal memories of the tragedy that befell America on September 11, 2001 — a time capsule is to be opened in a Long Island park to remind young and old of the responders who lost their lives in the aftermath. Supporters […]
The Good That Has Arisen
It is hard to imagine that anything good could come from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America. Yet underlying the memories of grief and shock that revisit us every year on the anniversary of the tragedy, we must also remember the unprecedented sense of solidarity and caring that arose in the aftermath of the […]
